Map of Cliffside CDP

Cliffside is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 611 as of the 2010 census. Cliffside has a post office with ZIP code 28024. U.S. Route 221 Alternate and North Carolina Highway 120 pass through the community.

Cliffside CDP overview:
Name:	Cliffside CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	North Carolina
County:	Rutherford County
Elevation:	738 ft (225 m)
Total Area:	2.33 sq mi (6.03 km²)
Land Area:	2.33 sq mi (6.03 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	530
Population Density:	227.76/sq mi (87.93/km²)
ZIP code:	28024
Area code:	828
FIPS code:	3713100
GNISfeature ID:	1019699

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History

Cliffside was founded by Raleigh Rutherford (R.R.) Haynes, who established a textile mill there on the Second Broad River. High Shoals, a former community in this vicinity, was a post office as early as 1828.

Cliffside Public School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.